30 | www. Char l es tonPhys i c i ans . com | www.Hea l thL i nksChar l es ton . com SOOTHE THE SKIN WITH THE HEALING POWERS OF PLANTS “Jewelweed” of my eye. Jewelweed is a common field treatment that can be used to soothe rashes. If you’re on a hiking trail and making enemies with stinging nettles or poison ivy, crush up some jewelweed to express the sap inside the stem and rub it on the affected site to alleviate itching and burning. As the summer sun begins to heat up in South Carolina and humidity rolls in from the coast, expanses of green plants begin to crawl out of hiding – and so do skin issues of summer’s past. Indigenous people have relied on the innate healing properties of plants for centuries, and many of the essential medicines we associate with modern day drugs have derived from plants. While being grateful for the contemporary remedies of today, it can be beneficial for some treatment and prevention measures to use raw plants and incorporate components of them into our routines. Check out some of the natural remedies that are native to areas of South Carolina – and that you can use to soothe your skin ailments this summer. By Molly Sherman Source: National Library of Medicine.
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